Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - A Tisket a Tasket (Norman Granz Jazz in Montreux 1979)

Ella Fitzgerald is regarded by many as the greatest jazz singer of all time and was one of the dominant figures in the genre throughout the second half of the twentieth century.
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[@davidsimms8633]

Ella the best female to sing ever, forever, absolutely no questionxx

[@richardwhite3924]

I met both Ella Fitzgerald and Bill "Count" Basie on the same wonderful night at Small's Paradise in NYC's Harlem in 1960 when I was 8 years old. I always say that singing that one song at that jazz jam session with Basie playing the piano and Ella complimenting me afterwards was the night I became a jazz vocalist. We met many times after that night over the next 11 years until I went into the Army and on to Vietnam and they both were always kind and encouraging to me.

[@DeborahFESQF-jf4gw]

I dated him and his dad in Seattle as a teen! 👍🐝🦷♥️🐴🥯💸🌲🍓⭐️💸🏖️💲💲💲💲💲💲💲❤️♥️🧋🧋🧋🐝🐝👯‍♀️👍👯‍♀️👯‍♀️🐴👯‍♀️👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@nussimorosi4887]

😊😊😊

[@Vart-oi5df]

Why tf did you go to Vietnam?

[@LeeLee-tq6kk]

Ну и как Вьетнам, понравилось? Позор Америки это

[@RobertCarlBurns]

Dear Richard white, thank you for story,, thank you for your gift, thank you,, for being you

[@millie422]

Pure joy... Swing, groove, soul and connection. Don't it make you happy?

[@goodstick2126]

I grew up in Harlem New York in the 60s. All the old-timers would refer to them as Basie and Ella. My father with liquor on his breath would pick me up hold me in his arms scatting singing telling me how much he loved me. LOL

[@jamesprevard6555]

She was before my time...but time never stopped me from listening 2 the magic in her voice even as a kid growing up! Queen RIP.

[@gertrudebuck366]

They were born to do what they did and they did it with such Joy and Ease!!

[@gloriachinea5180]

Amen

[@ВадимВиноградов-л4ф]

На благо жизни

[@dalvacastro6417]

😢os melhores se foram e, infelizmente não tiveram substitutos..

[@felicitybrach5770]

The young today have missed so much fantastic music! I have enjoyed all the era’s of music but the Count and Ella will always thrill me, along with their contemporaries of that time! There is nothing like this kind of jazz, for me!!!!

[@DeborahFESQF-jf4gw]

Thé Microsoft parties had good jazz noise and kid students!

[@tulaysinmaz9664]

Legend Ella fitzgerald & Count Bassie💯💯💯👍🏻👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@wernermatrisch2]

Thank you so much for this video !! Ella & Basie....two Giants ! The sound quality is fabulous !!!!

[@gertrudebuck366]

WHAT TALENT! THESE ALL WERE THE GREATEST MUSICIANS THAT HAVE EVER LIVED!!

[@MrStatistik]

Amazing what one single person can contribute to our world. I humbly bow my head.

[@harryclarencealexander9161]

Amen

[@gertrudebuck366]

WHAT TALENT! UNSURPASSABLE!

[@FTorre-br1tx]

We all miss the great Ella. Love all of her music; her superb Bossa Nova recording is beautiful.

[@92missymoo]

the tone of count basies piano was indeed wonderful to listen to ..and then you have the most amazing voice of ella fitzgerald singing with this fantastic pianist and his band of course ., glorious..

[@Виктор-е2и1ж]

Ме не очень нравится что россияне впитывают шедевры НАС невозможно победить мы по-доброму восхищаемся и любим прекрасное во всем и поэтому РОССИЯНЕ будем жить❤

[@ahmad.tillery.1987]

You can tell Ella Fitzgerald really loved performing and interacting with the band. This was special and a treat to see.

[@jefferyneu3915]

There has never been a better pairing than Ella and Count Basie’s Orchestra!❤️

[@williamflinchum-qo6ch]

Checkout Ella and Louis Armstrong!😮😮

[@massimilianoizzi9324]

Queen of Jazz

[@joed5901]

A Classy Lady and great Singer with the best "The Count"

[@bofink5377]

This is what music really is about, having a very special moment together!!

[@rayvalencia6726]

She always sounded so young! Her voice never aged!

[@peterblack3665]

Ella dropping scat lines perfectly in between the notes these stunning musicians are playing.....mind bending one of a kind performance ......guaranteed no rehearsal......

[@EvgeniyaPetersMusic]

Лучшая из лучших!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ronwass]

Misnamed. Not Tisket. C jam blues, or something similar.

[@vincenzocordova3944]

Is Basella

[@charlesbarry971]

Two great legends Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie.

[@drumjunk1]

... not to mention the great Eric Dixon on tenor!

[@pietrocastronovo4571]

This is the reason because I love the Jazz! Wonderful Ella Fitzgerald! Wonderful Count Basie and his orchestra! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝 Performance! Super!

[@charlesbarry971]

The immortal Count Basie. His music breathes. Ella Fitzgerald, the greatest.

[@marianitadengo1813]

Simply beautiful!

[@Savorist]

How? Literally how? No I'm legitimately asking how? How does it get better than Ella and Count making music for us?

[@andreemahay1226]

VIdeo misnamed, it's C Jam Blues, not Tisket a tasket

[@Alpavista]

Incroyable Ella dans cette séquence d'impro en 4-4 entre sax ténor et trombone

[@sergeyabramov5150]

Сочувствую людяи, которым не дано было полюбить джаз! Зачем что-то курить или нюхать, когда можно "торчать" и быть счастливым слушая Эллу, Каунта и их друзей? Я впервые "заторчал" послушав их лет в 13-14 и балдею от них уже 65 лет. Какое счастье, что были такие гениальные музыканты и что оставили нам своё наследство. Сергей, г Ташкент ❤

[@Blindeyedog]

In High School we brought in Count Basie's Orchestea led by Thad Jones. It was incredible.

[@larrymayer]

That horn section blew your hair back, I bet.

[@joed5901]

How did you manage to do that? I could imagine what it cost to bring them in!

[@Blindeyedog]

​@@larrymayer Accurate! I was a metal head, and fell in love with Big Bands that night; I was 15 maybe. Went on to study Jazz drums in College ❤❤❤❤

[@Blindeyedog]

​@@joed5901 We did a fundraiser for our Marching Band, and were blessed with Count Basie❤❤❤❤

[@joed5901]

@@Blindeyedog Fantastic! You know my Dad who is deceased now. I remember him having one or two albums of Count Basie this was back in the 1960's!

[@GrinnolaAlum]

ronwass is right this is Duke Ellington's C Jam Blues done Count Basie style.

[@danielpoursac6931]

Ella & Count deux Monstres sacré deux légendes du Jazz & du Blues mais heureusement que l'ont peut encore les entendre de nos jours c'est toujours un plaisir naturellement de pouvoir se remémorer des instants magiques et inoubliables

[@BlessStargazer2010]

Scat Queen Ella!

[@EamonnMorris-xf8et]

There never was another like her, and probably never will be. So much versatility, creativity, spontaneity, playfulness .. it's impossible to grab hold of - in the English language ... or in any language. That kind of genius is not something that can be put into words!

[@josemeza978]

0🎉🎉🎉❤ Qué,hermoso es,,oir ,,está,celebridad,gerard,,fichero,

[@Виктор-е2и1ж]

Рембрант джаза🎉

[@fabianvillalba2879]

Hay que escuchar a Marcedes Sosa.

[@mowgli553]

Je suis d'accord avec vous

[@randysandford4033]

Ella, the "Queen of Scat" and Count Basie together! A master class on real jazz. We miss their talent.

[@Currabell]

Pure musical genius on stage. In a league of their own.

[@alanrobertson5815]

Ôi

[@alanrobertson5815]

O

[@gabrielashkar9941]

Absolutely and incredibly delightful. Of course ‘A Tisket, a Tasket’ was the first hit for Fitzgerald but this must be a Scat version of the song. Ella was a master of Scat singing that was first mistakenly performed by Louis Armstrong as he once forgot the words of a song he was singing. Female vocalists in the 1930’s and beyond were valued by their ability to sound like horn instruments (trumpets & trombones etc) and, as revealed in this video, Ella was one of the greatest in this art. Altogether a wonderful performance with the Count Basie orchestra, that was one of the leading Jazz bands of the Swing era. Thank you for sharing this memorable video. 👍🏻

[@TheNeenaM]

Just so amazing and joyful

[@juliosval]

¡Sencillamente maravillosa, espectacular, única e irrepetible cantante de jazz!

[@waltraudkoneczny5390]

In Frankfurt hab ich sie live erlebt. Bald nach Kriegsende. Im ZELT - weil Ffm. noch in Trümmern lag. Nach dem Konzert im Jazzkeller - unter den Trümmer.

[@WildflowerMax]

That woman was such a talented musician and natural performer. My skat idol!

[@DavidBensonActor]

Wonderful but not A-Tisket A-Tasket. It's an improvised jam.

[@emilywolff1953]

Amazing Ella. I was 5 y.o. when my cousin introduce her to me. After then, I couldn't stop learning and listening E;lla. I already had piano at home, then went to music school, started to travel at age 13 singing jazz. I was really lucky with all my teachers. Then college of music and conservatory. Ella the best of the best. Love you lady.

[@RobertCarlBurns]

Love you too Emily wolf, got to find your song

[@memiguelito]

Some have tried.....but none can equal

[@chadsirwickhughesphd6323]

Nothing "Tisket a Tasket" about this, this is a Blues in C. Still, this is swing perfection!

[@kevintangney7907]

Sounds like they close with Tisket?

[@johnkingsley9525]

Watched her one night in a club on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood singing and having fun imitating a horn player -what a voice and a really never to forget wonderful experience.

[@mikespenceTHEGOATB]

THE! 1st! (LADY)! OF! (JAZZ!MUSIC)! &! MUSIC! THE! (WONDERFULL)! ELLA! FITZGERALD! (EF)! NOW! YOU! KNOW! THE! ORIGINAL! (JAZZ!MAN)! BLACK!MAN! 🙂*MIKE! SPENCE! HA! HA! HA!

[@danbernstein4694]

I saw them perform together in the early seventies. Truly a once in a lifetime experience!

[@itstuff4744]

Amazing performer ! She was unique, the greatest Ella.

[@Nick-c6-n]

Да, Монтре фестиваль - это праздник уже ушедших гигантов джаза, таких как Элла, Каунт и многих других, оставивших неизгладимый след в истории джаза. Спасибо блогеру за память о великих...

[@eajsalzer]

This isn't "A Tisket a Tasket". It's "Basella". But still a great composition by Basie and a great performance by all, especially Ella!

[@claramanana7463]

What a suite of sounds!

[@nadia3025]

Oh preciosa!!⭐❤️

[@cogitoergosum6614]

You'll just have to love her... the greatest lady of jazz.

[@alvaro5805]

The Queen of Jazz, The best of ALL time!!

[@Pepemarcaacme]

Not a doubt

[@debs4mysweetbaby]

The Queen!!

[@mara_koko]

Oh God, i do!!!!🤗🤗🤗

[@itstuff4744]

The greatest indeed !

[@cheri238]

Marvelous!! Legends of greatness!!! ❤️ LOVE THIS ❤️ Count Basie and Ella along with other great Jazz musicians. Thank you.

[@oscarlee1000]

O ga ju Basie and Ella mo gbedi fun yin

[@cheri238]

@@oscarlee1000 Thank you❤️

[@daveyboy731]

Magic two of the greatest its brilliant The Count AND Ella

[@leobottaini9508]

What a great talent Saw both in concert over 60 years ago. They don;t make music like that anymore. Happy to have lived during that era.

[@ClaudioAlbertoZuñigaGuarachi]

Right you are, that was the ART OF Jazz the resto is silence and very creative 😢

[@MrSvendKreiner]

Me too!

[@thulanihamilton965]

They don't make those shoes anymore, and it's shame.

[@jazzweather]

Eric Dixon, one of the most underrated Saxophone player of all time. Love his tone, god it's so good! And all his riffs, are total badass!!

[@АЛЛА-ф2у]

Без отличного слуха прирожденного ничего не получится люди учатся годами этому у кого то сразу получается а у кого то нет хотя имеют образование музыкальное кому то это дано кому то нет как и в любви кто то понимает это а кто то слышит только себя ему не дано любить так и во всем в жизни...

[@dirkvandehengst303]

Ites.in.her.vainess.and.blud.the.best.jazz.ever.she.is.a.wonderfull.i.love.herwhat.agreat.ness

[@johnlennon1049]

When people really had real talent!

[@itinavarait]

I hate how much mediocre crap is out now

[@johnlennon1049]

@@itinavarait When Ella sang, it was like listening to velvet coming down from heaven. So smooth... With the contrast of Sachmo? It doesn't get any better.

[@haydenwayne3710]

I never get tired of listening to their entire anthology!!!!

[@jonbower194]

If you want to realize the uniting beauty of Jazz and these wonderful musicians, just count how many languages are in these comments : ]

[@okkietrooy6841]

Ik zal een andere taal toevoegen. Wat een zangeres, wat een muzikanten, wat een humor, wat een plezier! I will add another language. What a great singer, musicians, humor and what a fun!

[@airisbinyamini5412]

Incredible! They don't teach this in school 👏🏽👏🏽

[@JAZZCLASSIQUE]

superb from beginning to end ! Kudos to some underrated musicians such as Eric Dixon, the former ellingtonian Mitchell Booty Wood, and Keter Betts on bass !

[@trevorelliston1]

Saw them in Concert at the London Royal Festival hall in the 1970’s. One of the best live performances I saw.

[@victormiranda.123]

Todos!!!!! Excelentes, que Maravilla de Ella & La Orquesta para aplaudir una hora......

[@ГеоргийНизамбаев]

Торжество Джазу! JAZZ IS GREATEST!!!

[@giannilavezzi7026]

Wonderful lady Ella

[@stephanie3506]

The BEST vocalist to ever do it!!!!

[@片岡美秀]

自由自在スキャット声色までサービス偉大なジャズシンガー🆒💗☀

[@mortenfriis4688]

C-jam blues

[@MrGuto]

I bought this LP 40+ years ago. It’s been engrained in my mind, so much I listened to it. This is awesome to finally have the visual as well!

[@ДильберГусейнова-Мамедова]

Это живая импровизация...живая!живая. Они вышли и без репетиций сыграли свинг! Какой сленг! Как музыканты свингуют! Инструментальный вокал бесподобен! Вот это мастер-класс! !!

[@jameswoods4793]

That was beyond fantastic. Absolutely amazing. What a great lady.

[@liviuconstantinescu9031]

Ca Ella nu mai exista s i cred ca nici nu va mai exista în jazul mmodern . 12:39 12:39 12:39

[@一丸植村]

オーフリーダム自由平等平和の叫び‼️😃いいね👍️🌹エラ❤️カウントベーシーワンダフル🐈🌹叫ぼうぜ‼️😃

[@peterblack3665]

This Lady left her mark with Sinatra the Count Sammy and Dean......

[@lauradamico3027]

Il jazz...una vena che non sappiamo di avere...e quando la scopri...non la lasci piu' e la fai scorrere sempre di piu'....w il jazz.....❤💝💝💝👏👏👏👏👏👏👋

[@Claude-bv6jd]

My God fabulous ! But they are all dead!

[@veronicahislop8363]

Lady Ella doing what she does best 'SCAT"

[@Englishman-t5o]

Two bright personalities, two celebrities of jazz music on the same stage❤️❤️🔥❤️❤️ Incredible👍👍🔥🔥👍 Jazz listening all around the world, and also in Ukraine. Thanks a lot for mastering of this performance. Hello from Ukraine (Poltava district, Beliki village)

[@АЛЛА-ф2у]

Но безвкусица в 20веке плохо одевались особенно на сцену какие то мешки парчи как цыганки это я про негров а позже уже почти раздетая выходила Тина Тернер

[@andrejlenic6817]

This iz somethind out od the world. Fantastic.

[@patmercier6424]

Saw her for our 10th Anniversary at the Molin Rouge. She is Amazing. A favorite 🎉

[@gertrudebuck366]

I just Believe God for Him and me having fingers to move similarly like that!

[@paulayugovich4271]

Love youuu♥

[@nelsonsouza2126]

BLACK IS WONXERFOUL.😁😁😁

[@sidiabdelhaksbai6422]

L Afrique est trop belle. L origine des vrais nobles.

[@cwrijkenhuizen490]

Yes we love her she is amzazing

[@gertrudebuck366]

A Playing Fool! Oh My Goodness! Just to be able to keep up with him ! To Me was Amazing!!

[@altamiropeixotoneto9212]

Acompanho Ella desde os anos 60 e fico impressionado como domina a voz com improvisos que poucas cantoras conseguem. Simplesmente a musa do jazz.

[@arame29]

Mikey Roker drums?

[@CaptSkidmark]

The late Duffy Jackson.

[@stanleynkele3649]

True,it is Mickey Roker

[@dialogosinterdisciplinares]

Seems Harold Jones to me.

[@soniojercog6529]

Ella and Sarah the greatest ladies singer in alllllll the times (sonio)

[@DrJonesJazzMore]

Count Basie rythm section is heaven! I love Freddie Green. The Trades were awesome

[@lf1496]

Not Freddie Green it's Eric Dixon

[@Swingtime-pn7gy]

​@@lf1496 It's Freddy!

[@andrewnielsen499]

⁠@@lf1496t

[@bobhoffmann838]

Words are not adequate to describe Ella, so I’m gonna shut up.

[@ledamariachavesalves3702]

A grande rainha do JAZZ❤❤😅😅😅🎉🎉🎉

[@ozkanbilgin8334]

Karanlık bir günü aydınlattınız.:)) Mekanınız cennet olsun...🙏🙏🙏

[@lucianovalle7178]

Wonderful music woman! A real orchestra in her voice! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@GigiCohen-q1i]

Andhowiloveyou❤❤ellafigeraldbillie.luisamstrongandcount.basie❤❤❤ilovejazzmyfaverdthebestonensilovemostgoodjazzmyholllife❤❤❤❤❤